Ehon Edo miyage : Volume 6 / [Hiroshige hitsu]

Andō, Hiroshige安藤広重, 1797-1858 · 1850 · [Tōkyō] : Tōto Shorin · 19 pictures

An 1850 Japanese woodblock picture book, volume 6 of the Ehon Edo miyage series, made by Andō Hiroshige and published in Tokyo for travellers and armchair readers wanting views of Edo. The double-page spreads show riverside townscapes, bridges, boats and street crowds, drawn in fine black outlines with pale washes and set beside columns of printed verse. A designer might take its economical line work, layered roof and bridge perspectives, and the way small figures animate large open views.

Ukiyoe · Wood-engraving, Japanese · Tokyo (Japan)

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